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James A Merritt 1870–1948 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1870

Birth Location: MN, Minnesota, USA

Death Date: 11 July 1948

Death Location: Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America

Father: Obediah Merritt

Mother: Mary Battles

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James A Merritt was born in 1870 in MN, Minnesota, USA, the child of Obediah Lorenzo Merritt And Mary Jane Battles. James A Merritt passed away in 1948 in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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Biography

  • James A Merritt was born in 1870 in MN, Minnesota, USA, the child of Obediah Lorenzo Merritt And Mary Jane Battles.
  • James A Merritt passed away in 1948 in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America.

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James Merritt's Ancestors

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James Merritt
1870–1948
Birth Place: MN, Minnesota, USA
Parents
Obediah Lorenzo Merritt
1844–1927
Howard Lake, Glencoe, MN, Minnesota, USA
Mary (Jane) Battles
1849–1914
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Grandparents
Alpheus (Seth) Merritt
1822–1865
Ohio
Marianna Gilbert
1823–1865
Ohio, Ohio, USA
James (L) Battles
1823–1897
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth (Mary) Kaler
1822–1906
Pennsylvania, Pennsylvania, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Battles
1792–1878
Elizabeth Camp
1786–1880
Joshua Kaler
1780–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary Pratt
1760–
Asa BATTLES
1755–
Anna Schwenk
1768–1844
Casper Camp
1765–1836

James Merritt's Timeline

3 Records

1870
1870
Birth of James A Merritt in MN, Minnesota, USA
MN, Minnesota, USA
1948
11 July 1948
Age 78
Death of James A Merritt in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America
Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America
1948
11 July 1948
Age 78
Death of James A Merritt in Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America
Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: MN, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 July 1948
    Event Place: Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 July 1948
    Event Place: Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Detroit Lakes, Becker County, Minnesota, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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